Etched, or: Deepening

Posted on September 8, 2021September 9, 2021 by ben Alexander

A d’Verse quadrille

In triolet form

Grooves in his face were rhymes,
Deepening year by year.
Lines etched deep by the times,
Grooves in his face were rhymes.
War, disease, corruption, hate crimes...
Wizened bard inked ballads with dry tears.
Grooves in his face were rhymes,
Deepening year by year.

Quadrille #135:

‘Shake that Poem Groove Thang’

The above triolet is my take on d’Verse’s Quadrille challenge #135.

The quadrille is simply a poem of 44 words (excluding the title), and it can take any form. This week’s challenge was to use the word “groove” in a quadrille.

35 thoughts on “Etched, or: Deepening”

Cheryl, Gulf Coast Poet September 12, 202103:29 Reply

Love this, David! Wonderful photo. Brilliant poem! ❤
1. ben Alexander September 12, 202109:11 Reply
  
  Thanks, Cheryl 🙂
  (the photo is one from WordPress, actually!)
Bodhirose September 11, 202103:11 Reply

I love the triolet and yours is an amazing quadrille and ekphrastic poem illustrating that photo beautifully, Ben. Love it!
1. ben Alexander September 11, 202120:21 Reply
  
  You’re so kind, Gayle. Thank you! 😀
  
  By the way, please feel free to call me ‘David’. That’s my first name.
  
  The word ‘ben’ simply means ‘son of’ in Hebrew… I know my pen name is confusing! I’m sorry about that.
  
  ❤
  David
  1. Bodhirose September 12, 202116:48 Reply
    
    You’re welcome and I’ll call you David! ❤
koolkosherkitchen September 10, 202119:33 Reply

Poignant and very well crafted, David.
Much love,
D
1. ben Alexander September 11, 202120:15 Reply
  
  ❤ Dolly ❤